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Spiritual physic to cure the diseases of the soul, arising from superfluity of choler,…Spiritual physicke to cure the diseases of the soule, arising from superfluitie of choller,…
Spiritual physic to cure the diseases of the soul, arising from superfluity of choler, prescribed out of Gods word Wherein the choleric man may see the dangerousness of this disease of the soul unjust anger, the preservatives to keep him from the infection thereof, and also fit medicines to restore him to health being already subject to this raging passion. Profitable for all to use, seeing all are patients in this disease of impatience.Spiritual physicke to cure the diseases of the soule, arising from superfluitie of choller, prescribed out of Gods word Wherein the chollericke man may see the dangerousnesse of this disease of the soule vniust anger, the preseruatiues to keepe him from the infection thereof, and also fit medicines to restore him to health beeing alreadie subiect to this raging passion. Profitable for all to vse, seeing all are patients in this desease of impatiencie.
London: printed by Gabriel Simson for William Jones, 1600London: printed by Gabriel Simson for William Iones, 1600
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Sest. 5.
The second internal cause of ⟨image 31⟩unjust Anger is pride and arrogance 1of spirit, which is a fruit of self love; for self love it is which maketh us have an high opinion of our selves, this high opinion causeth arrogance and pride, and pride causeth men to be more sharp sighted in descrying wrong, and more furiously insolent in taking revenge. The reason hereof is apparent: proud men being jealous of their honour and reputation, are also very suspicious of contempt, so that the least injury provoketh them to choler and disdain, because they are ready to imagine that thereby they are exposed to contempt. And this is the reason why proud men do more impatiently suffer an injury offered in company where they would be respected because they think it a great disparagement to their credit and reputation. An example hereof we have in Nebuchadnezzar, who waxed pale for anger, because he thought himself disgraced 2in the sight of all his princes and people, by the repulse which he received of the three children who refused to obey his wicked commandment. And in Haman who was so enraged with fury ⟨p. 27⟩because Mordecai would not in the 3sight of the people do him that reverence which his proud hart desired, that he thought his death too small a revenge for such an indignity, unless also for his sake he utterly rooted out his whole kindled and nation. So that the least spark of anger kindled with the smallest occasion bursteth out into a raging flame of fury if it be blowed with the wind of vainglory. Whereas on the other side he that is humble is not provoked to anger though he be neglected, because his lowly conceit maketh him think that he is not worthy to be much esteemed: nor yet though he have received an injury, because he is ready to think that he hath deserved it, either by like faults committed against men, or more heinous sins against God.